The second “Africa Solutions Week” (SAS-2024), an international event dedicated to presenting innovative solutions for continental development, will take place from October 17-19 in Rabat.
“SAS highlights a range of solution-oriented actors who are thinking and acting to improve our lives, economies, health, and environment. It brings together these solution providers at various levels around concrete and inspiring initiatives that showcase Africa’s creative capacity and motivate action through inspiration,” according to MAP.
The event seeks to foster innovative editorial lines, promote solution-oriented journalism, and highlight constructive initiatives that bring hope and tangible solutions to the continent.
Under the theme “Media and Entrepreneurs: Accelerators of Solutions for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals,” this second edition promises to showcase innovative solutions and constructive initiatives that positively impact major African and global challenges.
Initiated by the organization “Notre Voix” in partnership with the NGO WAID (World & Africa for Investment and Development), led by Moroccan Hassan Benzzine, the event also seeks to honor those shaping Africa today and tomorrow.
The program will include Business-to-business (B2B) and B2C meetings with influential personalities, African and global professionals, entrepreneurs, and representatives from financial institutions and investment funds.
The agenda also features several panel discussions on topics such as “Morocco: An Extraordinary Reservoir of Initiatives, Projects, Creativity, and Innovation,” “Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa (CSR),” “Media and Journalists: Accelerators of Solutions,” “SMEs, Microenterprises, and Cooperatives: Effective Solutions for International Trade,” “Rural Cooperatives: Women Building the Future,” and “Technological Solutions Driving Africa Forward.”
Participants will also engage in a virtual film debate on “Growth Solutions for the African Film Industry,” to enhance the African film and audiovisual sector. In addition, to a workshop titled “Imagining Africa’s Future Together: New Narratives and Stories for a Shared Ideal.”
Before arriving in Rabat, SAS-2024 will make its first stop in Paris on September 20 and 21.
The NGO WAID works to promote innovation, female leadership, entrepreneurship, scientific research, agricultural development, cultural industry, and education, to build a prosperous and inclusive Africa.